Recent content by SimpleSimon

Mate of mine has an old (first generation) CRV petrol auto. With all terrain tyres on it copes well with muddy tracks and the odd field, places you'd probably just about, maybe take a normal estate car. My Xtrail is the newer generation (post 2007) and I love it, it doesn't compare directly with...

Hi all, Been a long time since I stayed in the Borders as a kid, so I'm hoping there might be some good recommendations here for a a campsite where I can take the wife and dogs in June. Somewhere simple, nearby to good walking territory. We'll be "car camping" with our tipi and wood stove for...

Hi all, Not a frequent poster here, but I thought I'd call on your collective knowledge and see if anyone can help me make some decisions. I'm after a new jacket or smock to use next autumn/winter (and forevermore afterwards) and I'm looking specifically for now at Swazi kit. I will "do"...

Oo, lovely! I have the original frontier, which I do like but it's not beyond fault by a long way...

That's helpful, thanks. Mine are I guess narrower and maybe slightly longer than yours, looking at the photo I think they'd fit.

Thank you. The thorns only affect the stretchy part of my other jacket, the rest is a similar fabric to the Sarek/Singi so should be fine. I have trousers as well which never have any problems even when walking directly through brambles :cool: A random question, but important to me: are the...

Hi all, One of the things that led me here was a quest for information on some items of clothing. I'm currently using a Fjallraven Keb jacket, which I do like, but it has a few flaws which I've exposed during my ownership. The biggest problem for me is that it has large softshell stretch...

Yes, even where I live which is the edge of an estate with a bit of a "reputation " I can be in some lovely country in under 5 minutes in the car. I would trade in a heartbeat for the rugged North, though, if I could.

Hi all, I was vaguely aware of the existence of this forum, having occasionally stumbled here via Google. I thought it might be worth joining up rather than continuing to just "lurk". I'm not a bushcrafter as such, although I do have some experience of survival type skills and have always...